Best PlacesLoveland, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Loveland, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Loveland ranks 152nd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Loveland
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Loveland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Loveland ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 97% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of cities
Where Loveland ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 19% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 22% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 23% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 25% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Loveland
A household needs to earn about $104,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Loveland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $127,360, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Loveland's effective rate of 1.45%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Loveland
Loveland's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Loveland.
Who works in Loveland, and how
Work in Loveland centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Loveland
Loveland has more parkland per resident than 89% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Loveland and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Loveland, month by month
Loveland sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 33° | 27° |
| April | 66° | 55° | 46° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Loveland
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 26 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.4 million passengers in 2025, with 99 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Loveland
Schools across Loveland average an A+, better than 97% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Montgomery Elementary SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Symmes Elementary SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Loveland Elementary SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
Top middle schools
- Indian Hill Middle SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Sycamore Junior High SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
- Loveland Intermediate SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
Top high schools
- Indian Hill High SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Sycamore High SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Loveland High SchoolA · 79% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Loveland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Loveland measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Loveland against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Loveland suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 92% of cities and 20% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Loveland
Is Loveland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Loveland ranks 152nd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on good schools, cheap car insurance, and civic engagement, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Loveland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $364,835. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $127,360 median income, cost of living beats 92% of cities.
Is Loveland safe?
Yes, Loveland is safer than 83% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $197 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Loveland?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 27. That works out to about 69 pleasant days a year, more than 25% of cities.
Is Loveland good for families?
Schools beat 97% of cities, crime safety beats 83%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare Loveland with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Loveland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Loveland represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Loveland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Loveland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Loveland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Loveland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Loveland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Loveland detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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